SHOW INFO:
Venue location: Deauville Hotel 6701 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL.
Capacity: 2500
Dress rehearsals: Three (One each on February 14th, 15th and 16th)
Attendance: Sold out
Promoter: Ed Sullivan, CBS
Other Acts: Mitzi Gaynor, Myra Cohen, The Nerveless Knox's, Danny Lewis, Allen & Rossi

HIGHLIGHTS:
The Beatles were not the top billing for this show, Mitzi Gaynor was.
The Beatles were paid $3,500 for this appearance.
An estimated 70 million viewers in 22,445,000 households saw this live performance.
The songs performed were: 'She Loves You', 'This Boy', 'All My Loving', 'I Saw Her Standing There', 'From Me to You' and 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'.
The Deauville is still in business as the Radisson Deauville Resort in Miami Beach.

February 16, 1964, featuring:
The Beatles
Mitzi Gaynor
Myra Cohen
Allen & Rossi



September 12, 1965, featuring:
The Beatles
Cilla Black
Soupy Sales
Allen & Rossi
Fantasio the Magician




Marty says to John, "It's amazing how much we look alike!"




Webmaster curious as to the reflection.


Marty borrows a Police hat & badge and Ringo thought that the security guard (Marty) was assigned to protect him until Marty and the real security guard let Ringo in on the joke.

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: January 24, 1965 on CBS
Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: The Animals (Themselves), Alan King (Himself), Birgit Nilsson (Herself), Shari Lewis (Herself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Steve Rossi (Himself), George Kirby (Himself) , Bach Yen (Herself)

Guests:
--The Animals – "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
--Alan King (comedian)
--Birgit Nilsson - "In Cuesta Regia"
--Shari Lewis - "Singing in the Rain"
--Marty Allen & Steve Rossi (comedians)
--Steve Rossi - "Be My Love"
--George Kirby (impressionist, sings "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore")
--Bach Yen (singer from Vietnam) - "Dem Dong" & "If I Had a Hammer"
--The Haslevs (trampoline artists)
--Ravic & Babs (roller skaters)
--On film: A clip from "My Fair Lady" with Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn, and Wilfred Hyde White.

This episode (January 24, 1965) was repeated on August 15, 1965.

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: February 13, 1966 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Wayne Newton (Himself), Ethel Merman (Herself), The Rolling Stones (Themselves) , Sandy Baron (Guest), Hal Holbrook (Guest), Eddie Schaeffer (Himself), Steve Rossi (Himself, audience bow), Marty Allen (Himself, audience bow), Allen and Rossi (Themselves, audience bows)

Guests:
--The Rolling Stones - "Satisfaction," "As Tears Go By," & "19th Nervous Breakdown"
--Wayne Newton - "April Showers"
--Ethel Merman - "Annie Get Your Gun" medley & "No Business Like Show Business"
--Hal Holbrook (playing Abraham Lincoln, reciting 2nd Inaugural Speech, anti slave speech)
--Sandy Baron (comedian)
--Eddie Schaeffer (comedian)
--Romanian (Rumanian?) Folk ballet
--Audience Bow: Allen & Rossi

CBS repeated this show on July 10, 1966.

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: June 13, 1965 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Jean-Paul Vignon (Himself), London Lee (Himself), Tom Jones (Himself), Marty Allen (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Steve Rossi (Himself) , Dee Dee Sharp (Herself), Sid Caesar (Guest), The Seekers (Themselves), Rudi Schweitzer (Himself)

Guests:
--Tom Jones - "It's Not Unusual" & "Watcha You Gonna Do"
--The Seekers - "A World of Our Own"
--Dee Dee Sharp - "Steady, Steady"
--Sid Caesar
--London Lee (comedian)
--Jean Paul Vignon - "What Now My Love" (in French)
--Allen and Rossi (comedians)
--Steve Rossi - "Sunrise, Sunset"
--Rudi Schweitzer (juggler)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: April 25, 1965 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Steve Rossi (Himself), Xavier Cugat (Himself, with band), Leon Bibb (Himself), Eydie Gorme (Herself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Shelley Berman (Himself), Topo Gigio (Guest), Marty Allen (Himself) , Claudine Auger (Herself, on film), Freddie and the Dreamers (Themselves), Charo (Herself), Sean Connery (Himself, on film)

--On film: Ed Sullivan talks with Sean Connery and Claudine Auger on the set of "Thunderball"

Guests:
--Freddie and the Dreamers perform "I'm Telling You Now," "You Were Made for Me" & "Do the Freddie"
--Eydie Gormé sings "Matchmaker" (from "Fiddler on the Roof") and "As Long As He Needs Me" (from "Oliver")
--Charo appears with Xavier Cugat and his band
--Leon Bibb (folk singer) - "Who Can I Turn To?"
--Marty Allen and Steve Rossi (comedy team) - astronaut routine. Later in show, Rossi sings "Al Di La"
--Shelly Berman (comedian)
--Inga and Rolf (Adagio dancers)
--Tux (European balancing act)
--Topo Gigio (Italian mouse puppet)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: March 14, 1965 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Marty Allen (Himself), Petula Clark (Herself), Bert Lahr (Himself), Steve Rossi (Himself), Nancy Walker (Herself) , The Clancy Brothers (Themselves), Dorothy Donegan (Herself), Tommy Makem (Himself), Pat O'Brien (I) (Himself), Jimmy Roselli (Himself)

Guests:
--Petula Clark – "Downtown" and "I Know a Place"
--Pat O'Brien
--Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr
--Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - "Wild Colonial Boy"
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team)
--Steve Rossi - "I'll Set My Love to Music"
--Jimmy Roselli - "Femina" & "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby"
--Dorothy Donegan (pianist) - "The Man I Love"
--The Olympiades (body builders)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: November 5, 1967 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Tony Bennett (Himself), Shirley Bassey (Herself), Rodney Dangerfield (scheduled guest), Woody Herman (Himself, with orchestra), Totie Fields (scheduled guest), Allen and Rossi (scheduled guests)

--Shirley Bassey - "Don't Rain On My Parade" & "On A Clear Day"
--Tony Bennett - "Broadway," "Who Can I Turn To," "Moment Of Truth" and "For Once In My Life"
--The Woody Herman Orchestra - "Boogaloo"
Additional guests (scheduled):
--Rodney Dangerfield
--Totie Fields
--Allen & Rossi

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: April 23, 1961 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Richardi (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Marty Allen (Himself), Steve Rossi (Himself), Buddy Greco (Himself) , Timmie Rogers (Guest), Fran Jeffries (Herself), Dick Haymes (Himself), Harpo Marx (Himself), Brascia and Tybee (Themselves)

Scheduled guests:
--Harpo Marx
--Steve Rossi and Marty Allen (comedy team)
--Buddy Greco (singer)
--Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries (husband & wife musical comedy team)
--Brascia and Tybee (dance team)
--Richardi (magician)
--Timmie Rogers (comedian)
--Marisol (15-year-old singer)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: March 10, 1968 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: 5th Dimension (Themselves), Liza Minnelli (Herself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), The McGuire Sisters (Themselves), Jack Carter (Himself) , Theodore Bikel (Himself)

Guests (broadcast from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas):
--The 5th Dimension - "Up-Up and Away" & "Monday, Monday"
--Liza Minnelli - "You'd Better Sit Down, Kids," "Certain Girl" & "Life of the Party"
--The McGuire Sisters - "Big Spender," "Sound of Money" & "Here We Are in Las Vegas"
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team)
--Theodore Bikel (actor & folk singer performing a scene from "Fiddler on the Roof") - "If I Were a Rich Man"
--Jack Carter (comedian)
--The Canestrellis (trampoline act)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: October 9, 1966 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Petula Clark (Herself), Richard Pryor (scheduled guest), Wayne and Shuster (scheduled guests), Allen and Rossi (scheduled guests) , The Berosini Chimps (scheduled guests)

Petula Clark - "Who Am I?" & "Come Rain Or Come Shine"
Additional guests (scheduled to appear):
--Richard Pryor
--Wayne & Shuster
--Allen & Rossi
--Manuela Vargas (possibly The Manuela Vargas Ballet Troupe)
--The Berosini Chimps

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: May 22, 1966 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Marty Allen (Himself), Anne Meara (Herself), Robert Merrill (II) (Himself), Joan Rivers (Herself), Nancy Sinatra (Herself), Jerry Stiller (Himself) , Maria Cole (Herself), Mrs. Miller (Herself), Jacqueline Susann (Herself, on film), Natalie Wood (Herself, on film)

Guests:
--Nancy Sinatra - "Last of the Secret Agents" & "Let It Be Me"
--Maria Cole (Nat "King" Cole's widow) - sings "Blue Prelude"
--Joan Rivers (stand-up comedian) - jokes about jealousy towards beautiful girls
--Stiller & Meara (stand-up comedy team) - routine about a Jewish boy & Irish Catholic girl who want to get married
--Robert Merrill (Metropolitan opera baritone) - "Figaro"
--Mrs. Miller (housewife turned singer Elva Miller) - "These Boots are Made for Walking," "How Gentle Is Rain," "Hard Day's Night" & "Downtown" (sings off-key)
--Allan & Rossi (comedy team) - re: How to phone women for dates, with Ed as straight man.
--West Point Glee Club - sing a medley Of WWI songs
--Film clip: March of Dimes' "Man of the Year" dinner honoring Ed Sullivan. Johnny Carson, Soupy Sales, Henny Youngman, Myron Cohen, Joey Adams, Alan & Rossi, Alan King, Buddy Hackett all roast Ed.
--Film clip: The premiere of "Last of the Secret Agents" with Allen & Rossi. Celebrities arriving at premiere: Natalie Wood, Nancy Sinatra & her mother, Allen & Rossi, James Farley, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Jacqueline Suzanne, Jackie Leonard, Jack Carter.
--Audience bows: Earl Wilson; General Brigadier Richard P. Scott; Mrs. William Westmoreland

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: September 12, 1965 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Steve Rossi (Himself), Marty Allen (Himself) , The Beatles (Themselves), Cilla Black (Herself), Soupy Sales (Himself), Fantasio (Himself)

Guests:
--The Beatles (on tape, recorded 14-Aug-65) – "I Feel Fine," "I'm Down," "Help!," "Yesterday," "Act Naturally" and "Ticket to Ride"
--Cilla Black - "Goin' Out of My Head" & "September In The Rain"
--Soupy Sales - narrates silent footage that he claims is of Ed's summer vacation. And, later in show, Sales performs "The Mouse."
--Fantasio (illusionist/ magician) - slight-of-hand artist
--Steve Rossi - sings "Try to Remember"
--Marty Allen and Steve Rossi (comedy team) - Allen demonstrates different sports that he's tried. Ends with Rossi singing "We Love You."

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: December 20, 1964 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Marty Allen (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), George Carl (Himself), Topo Gigio (Guest), Steve Rossi (Himself) , Jack Jones (Himself), Jim Brown (Himself), Charlie Manna (Himself), Buddy Hackett (Himself, audience bow), London Lee (Himself, audience bow)

Guests:
--Jack Jones - Christmas medley & "My Favorite Things."
--Jack Jones (later in show) - "Somebody Loves Me" & "You're Nobody" medley
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - James Bond spoof
--Steve Rossi sings "Have You Had Any Fun?"
--Sandu and the Green Mountain Boys (might be Sandu Scott and the Scotties) - sings, does imitations including Ed Sullivan; Carol Channing singing "Hello Dolly"
--Charlie Manna (comedian) - opera sketch, sings "Barber of Seville"
--Jesuit Priests led by Father Lawrence Madden - Religious medley
--Victor Julian (circus dog act with dogs in costume, one as Santa Claus)
--Topo Gigio (mouse puppet) - Topo's homesick during Christmas, gets phone call from Mama
--Jim Brown - talks to Ed on stage
--Audience bow: Jack Rice (high-school all-American)
--George Carl (comic pantomime)
--Audience bows: Buddy Hackett & London Lee
--The Morlidors (cortortionist act) - man in black mask with 2 female assistants

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: December 6, 1964 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Sid Caesar (scheduled guest), Allen and Rossi (scheduled guests), Gary Lewis and the Playboys (scheduled guests) , Marty Allen (scheduled guest), Gary Lewis (scheduled guest), Piccola Pupa (scheduled guest)

Guests:
--Gary Lewis & the Playboys - "This Diamond Ring"
--Sid Caesar
--Piccola Pupa
--Sophie Tucker
--Allen and Rossi (comedy team)
--Betsy Palmer
--Additional guests (need to verify):
--The Chad Mitchell Trio (folk singers)
--Bob Lewis (comedian, scheduled to appear)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: February 16, 1964 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Marty Allen (Himself), Myron Cohen (Himself), Steve Rossi (Himself) , The Beatles (Themselves), Mitzi Gaynor (Herself, guest star), Sunny Liston (Himself, cameo), Joe Louis (Himself, cameo), The Nerveless Nocks (Themselves)

--The Beatles (2nd appearance) - "She Loves You," "This Boy," "All My Lovin', "I Saw Her Standing There," "From Me to You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
--Audience bows: Sunny Liston & and Joe Louis (boxers)
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - boxing sketch
--Steve Rossi sings "Strike Up the Band"
--Mitzi Gaynor (with 4 male dancers who also sing backup) - "Too Darn Hot," "The More I See You" and a blues medley: "Birth of the Blues," "St. James Infirmary," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Shadrach, Mescach, Obendigo," "Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho" & "When the Saints Go Marching In" (reprise). [Note: "Shadrach, Mescach, Obendigo" is missing from the DVD release.]
--On tape: from Hialeah Race Track. Ed, with Seminole Indian family, introduces the Nerveless Nocks.
--Nerveless Nocks (four male sway pole acrobats) - group performs outside (on tape at Hialeah Race Track)
--Myron Cohen (stand-up comedian)
--The Valanti's (comedic unicyclists)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: November 10, 1963 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Dick Contino (scheduled guest), The West Point Glee Club (scheduled guests), Dennis Spicer (scheduled guest), Allen and Rossi (scheduled guests) , Teri Thornton (scheduled guest), Beryl Davis (scheduled guest), Connie Haines (scheduled guest), Jane Russell (scheduled guest)

Scheduled guests:
--The Jane Russell, Connie Haines and Beryl Davis trio
--Shelley Berman
--Allen and Rossi (comedy team)
--Dennis Spicer (British ventriloquist)
--the West Point Cadet Glee Club
--Dick Contino (accordian player)
--Teri Throton (singer)
--Baby Opal and Baby Kay (elephant act)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: July 5, 1964 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Allen and Rossi (scheduled guests), Brascia and Tybee (scheduled guests), Myron Cohen (scheduled guest), Kaye Stevens (scheduled guest), Jerry Vale (scheduled guest) , Marty Allen (scheduled guest), The Four Amigos (scheduled guests), Ronnie Martin (scheduled guest), Steve Rossi (scheduled guest), The Neiman Brothers (scheduled guests)

Scheduled guests:
--Jerry Vale
--Kay Stevens
--Allen and Rossi (comedy duo)
--Myron Cohen (comedian)
--Brascia and Tybee (dance team)
--The Neiman Brothers (tumblers)
--The Four Amigos (vocal and instrumental group)
--Ronnie Martin (comedian)

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: June 21, 1964 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Marty Allen (Himself), John Byner (Himself), Steve Rossi (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves) , Jim Bunning (Himself), Sally Ann Howes (Herself), Trini Lopez (Himself), Harve Presnell (Himself), Debbie Reynolds (Herself, on film), Ken Venturi (Himself, cameo)

--Ed introduces the 50 candidates for the title of "National College Queen," then announces the 6 finalists.
--On film: Ed visits Debbie Reynolds at her home. In her screening room, they view scenes of Debbie dancing in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
--Harve Presnell (Reynolds' co-star in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown") - sings "I'll Never Say No" (live on stage)
--John Byner (stand-up comedian)
--Sally Ann Howes - sings "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
--Allen and Rossi (comedy team) - please see "Recap" for details.
--Sally Ann Howes sings "Do Re Me" with children from the Lexington school for the deaf. The children also do a "Spring Medley"
--Cameo: Ken Venturi (1964 U.S. Open champion)
--Jim Bunning (baseball pitching star from Philadelphia) - is interviewed by Ed twice in show.
--Trini Lopez - "Hello Dolly" and "What'd I Say" (both songs in English and Spanish)
--Ed crowns the winner of the "National College Queen" contest
--Royal National dancers of Sierra Leone - perform in tribal costumes.

The Ed Sullivan Show - Originally aired: October 11, 1964 on CBS

Show Stars: Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1959-61, 1964-71)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) All Guest Stars: Jean-Paul Vignon (Himself), George Kirby (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Connie Francis (Herself), Juliet Prowse (Herself) , The Harlem Globetrotters (Themselves), Roy Orbison (Himself)

Guests:
--Roy Orbison - "Oh, Pretty Woman"
--Connie Francis - Baseball medley: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (& other baseball songs),
"Meet Me In St. Louis" (& a song about New York).
--Connie Francis - medley: "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and "After You've Gone Away"
--Connie Francis - "My Man"
--Juliet Prowse
--The Harlem Globetrotters
--George Kirby (comedian) - does impressions including Sammy Davis Jr.
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team)
--Jean Paul Vignon (French pop singer)
--Jean Carroll (stand-up comedian, tells jokes about her husband & daughter)
--The Youngs (circus act, performers do jumps using a teeterboard)

CBS repeated this show on July 4, 1965.

The Hollywood Palace - Originally aired: April 2, 1966 on ABC

Show Stars: Dick Tufeld (Announcer (1964-1970)), Mike Post (Orchestra Leader (1969-1970)), Raquel Welch (billboard girl (1st season)), Bing Crosby (Host (1964-1970)), Ernie Anderson (Himself/Substitute Announcer (1968)), Les Brown (Orchestra Leader (1964)), Mitchell Ayres (Orchestra Leader (1964-1969)) All Guest Stars: Martha Raye (Herself, host), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Marty Allen (Himself), George Carlin (Himself), Chad and Jeremy (Themselves), Bela Kremo (Guest), Ann Miller (Herself), Steve Rossi (Himself), Barry Sadler (Himself) Production Code: 14-HP-66

--Martha Raye (host) sings "Lover" & "Little Girl Blue"
--Chad and Jeremy - "Distant Shores"
--Martha Raye, Chad and Jeremy - "The Stately Homes of England"
--Sgt. Barry Sadler - "The Ballad of the Green Berets" & "The 'A' Team"
--Ann Miller (singer-dancer) - "Slap That Bass"
--George Carlin (comedian)
--Steve Rossi sings "The Impossible Dream"
--Marty Allen & Steve Rossi (comedy team) - lion tamer routine
--Jerry Bergen (spelling?) pantomime artist from Holland.
--Comedy sketch: "The Hair Dresser" with Martha Raye and Marty Allen.

The Hollywood Palace - Originally aired: December 3, 1966 on ABC

Show Stars: Dick Tufeld (Announcer (1964-1970)), Mike Post (Orchestra Leader (1969-1970)), Raquel Welch (billboard girl (1st season)), Bing Crosby (Host (1964-1970)), Ernie Anderson (Himself/Substitute Announcer (1968)), Les Brown (Orchestra Leader (1964)), Mitchell Ayres (Orchestra Leader (1964-1969)) All Guest Stars: Victor Borge (Himself, host) , Petula Clark (Herself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Steve Rossi (Himself) Production Code: 49-HP-66

Host: Victor Borge
--Petula Clark - "Strangers In The Night" & "Without A Song"
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - routine about a Japanese baseball star
--Steve Rossi - "The Shadow of Your Smile"
--Jean Pierre Aumont & Marisa Pavan (husband & wife singing-dancing team) - "All I Need Now is the Girl" & "C'est Si Bon"
--Claire Sombert & Michel Bruel (French ballet dancers) with Victor Borge - "Claire de Lune"
--The Flying Cavarettas (teenage aerialists)
--Dennis Breilein (escape artist)
--Baby Sabu (performing elephant)

The Hollywood Palace - Originally aired: October 9, 1965 on ABC

Show Stars: Dick Tufeld (Announcer (1964-1970)), Mike Post (Orchestra Leader (1969-1970)), Raquel Welch (billboard girl (1st season)), Bing Crosby (Host (1964-1970)), Ernie Anderson (Himself/Substitute Announcer (1968)), Les Brown (Orchestra Leader (1964)), Mitchell Ayres (Orchestra Leader (1964-1969)) All Guest Stars: Joan Crawford (Herself, host), Jack Jones (Himself), Joanie Sommers (Herself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), Steve Rossi (Himself), Godfrey Cambridge (Himself), The Rodos (Themselves), Lily Yokoi (Guest)

Host: Joan Crawford
--Joan Crawford reads "A Prayer for Little Children"
--Jack Jones - "Just Yesterday" & "More"
--Jack Jones & Joanie Sommers - "Call Me"
--Joanie Sommers (singer) - "Till There Was You"
--Allen and Rossi (comedy team)
--Steve Rossi - "Al Di La" & "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
--Godfrey Cambridge (comedian)
--Lily Yokoi (Japanese bicyclist)
--The Rodos (acrobats from West Germany)
--Stebbings' Boxers (a comic dog act from England)

The Hollywood Palace - Originally aired: March 21, 1964 on ABC

Show Stars: Dick Tufeld (Announcer (1964-1970)), Mike Post (Orchestra Leader (1969-1970)), Raquel Welch (billboard girl (1st season)), Bing Crosby (Host (1964-1970)), Ernie Anderson (Himself/Substitute Announcer (1968)), Les Brown (Orchestra Leader (1964)), Mitchell Ayres (Orchestra Leader (1964-1969)) All Guest Stars: Diahann Carroll (Herself) , Nat King Cole (Himself, host), Paul Winchell (Himself), Ken Murray (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves), The Amin Brothers (Themselves), Marty Allen (Himself), Steve Rossi (Himself)

--Nat King Cole - "My True Carrie Love," "Paper Moon," "Unforgettable" and "Day In, Day Out"
--Nat King Cole and the Young Souls - "Get on Board!"
--Diahann Carroll (singer-actress) - sings a tribute to Ethel Waters. Songs include "Am I Blue?" "Taking a Chance on Love," "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe," "Dinah," "After you've Gone" and "Stormy Weather"
--Paul Winchell (ventriloquist, with his dummy Jerry Mahoney) - do a "Ben Casey" spoof.
--Allen & Rossi (comedy team) - sing "Let's Face the Music and Dance" in their routine.
--Ken Murray (narrates his home movies of Hollywood stars)
--The Merry Young Souls (singers)
--The Amin Brothers (acrobats, foot-jugglers)
--The Brunos (sway-pole act) - Bruno balances atop a 90-foot pole in the Palace parking lot.

Where The Action Is - Originally aired: November 8, 1966 on ABC

Show Stars: Dick Clark (Himself, announcer), Keith Allison (Himself), Mark Lindsay (Himself), Charlie O'Donnell (Announcer (1965-1967)), Linda Scott (Herself), Eddie Rambeau (Himself), Paul Revere (Himself), Phil Volk (himself), Drake Levin (Himself), Michael Smith (Himself), The Knickerbockers (Sub-House Band (1966)), Steve Alaimo (Himself), Tina Mason (Herself), The Hard Times (Sub-House Band (1966-1967)), The Robbs (Sub-House Band (1966)), Paul Revere & The Raiders (The House Band (1965-1967)), Jimmy Hibbard (Dancer (1965-1967)), The Action Kids (Themselves, dance troupe) All Guest Stars: Jay and the Americans (Themselves), Steve Rossi (Himself), Marty Allen (Himself), Allen and Rossi (Themselves)

Marty Allen & Steve Rossi, a Comedy Duo, do some Comedy Routines
Jay & The Americans--"Crying" & "Livin' Above Your Head".

Sunday, December 02, 2001
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

Beatle's death sparks memories for comedy duo

Imagine living out this version of a hard day's night.

Tough acts to follow don't get any tougher than Feb. 9, 1964, when Marty Allen & Steve Rossi, a hit comedy team during the 1960s, followed the Beatles in their U.S. TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS.

"It was pandemonium," said Rossi, recalling what still remains one of the most-watched single TV shows of all time. "First, we had to get through 20,000 screaming girls to get to the stage door."

"I've never seen anything like it in all my years of show business," said Allen, who turns 79 in March.

The death of Beatles' lead guitarist George Harrison on Thursday sparked memories for the longtime Las Vegas residents, who were booked on Sullivan's show with the Fab Four on three occasions -- all in 1964.

When the Beatles brought down the house, Allen knew it was going to be a challenge to get the young audience's attention.

"I had the presence of mind to know the only way we could get the kids on our side was to join them," said Allen.

When the comedians walked on stage, the teen-age fans made it loud and clear they wanted the Beatles back.

"There was no commercial break and we couldn't even hear Sullivan it was so loud," said Rossi.

His bushy-haired sidekick walked to the front of the stage and said, "Hello dere kids, I'm Ringo Starr's mother." With that icebreaker, Allen ran into the crowd, working the kids, as Rossi sang, "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

"Marty won 'em over," said Rossi.

The comedians weren't so lucky the next time, at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, when they again followed the Beatles on the Sullivan show.

"Sullivan told me to sing 'Granada,' " recalled Rossi. "The crowd started booing and chanting 'We want the Beatles, we want the Beatles.'

"I got booed for 3 1/2 minutes ... most embarrassing moment of my life," he said.

Backing up George

Not many people got a personal serenade from George Harrison.

Allen & Rossi
Ed Sullivan Show - Feb 1964